Baroness Drake

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A selection of Baroness Drake’s votes

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Consistently voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011.
Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2010.
Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration Show votes 3 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, in 2011.
Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010.
Almost always voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 6 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011.

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Recent appearances

Money Laundering - Question 24 Nov 2021

In a recent speech on money laundering, the FCA’s executive director of enforcement highlighted the emerging risk to consumers of online offers from unauthorised companies, investment scams and other too-good-to-be-true propositions. The FCA warning list of such firms has doubled in just over a year. Can the Minister assure the House that there are no plans for regulatory easing of money...
Money Laundering - Question 24 Nov 2021

In a recent speech on money laundering, the FCA’s executive director of enforcement highlighted the emerging risk to consumers of online offers from unauthorised companies, investment scams and other too-good-to-be-true propositions. The FCA warning list of such firms has doubled in just over a year. Can the Minister assure the House that there are no plans for regulatory easing of money...
Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Bill - Committee: Amendment 5 26 Oct 2021

My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 3. To quote from a publication by the Institute for Fiscal Studies, “We’ll know we are on the way to levelling up when differences in health and life expectancy across the country start to drop. Sadly, that’s one measure of inequality that has clearly been moving in the wrong direction over the past decade.” Associated with those growing...

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Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 5 July 2010

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Currently held offices

Member, Constitution Committee (since 27 Jun 2017)

Other offices held in the past

Member, Finance Bill Sub-Committee (4 Sep 2018 to 4 Nov 2019)
Member, Finance Bill Sub-Committee (6 Dec 2016 to 17 Mar 2017)
Member, Trade Union Political Funds and Political Party Funding Committee (28 Jan 2016 to 29 Feb 2016)
Member, Finance Bill Sub-Committee (8 Dec 2015 to 4 Mar 2016)
Member, Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee (12 Jun 2014 to 27 Apr 2017)
Member, Finance Bill Sub-Committee (8 Jan 2014 to 11 Mar 2014)
Member, Trusts (Capital and Income) Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee (19 Jun 2012 to 24 Jul 2012)
Member, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Committee (29 May 2012 to 28 Feb 2013)
Member, Draft Financial Services Bill (Joint Committee) (20 Jul 2011 to 13 Dec 2011)
Member, Draft Financial Services Bill (Joint Committee) (20 Jul 2011 to 13 Dec 2011)

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